I think it really depends on the program re; BA vs. BFA. I have seen a couple of BA programs that are superior to some BFA programs – I think it’s a mistake to assume that just because many BFA programs offer more intensive training than many BA programs that this statement can be applied across the board for ALL BFA vs. ALL BA programs. Plus, the rigor or a program is only one factor in determining where our students will find their own, personal, individual perfect fits. One student’s BFA that leads to a fulfilling career is another student’s trash heap if it’s not geared to how student #2 learns and thrives best. So, if a school environment checks out for your student and its BA program offers the acting, musical, and dance sequences your student feels are important, there’s nothing inferior about that! My spouse and I both have undergraduate degrees in music – mine was a BM from a conservatory and his was a BA in music from a large state university with a great music program. We met in a performing ensemble we both auditioned and won jobs playing for. Nobody cared whether we had a BM or a BA, we were hired on what we did in the audition room. Same goes for musical theater. Some very successful Broadway performers don’t even have college degrees.
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